Expanding Definitions of Fascism

The Arabs are taking the war outside of Israel. 2 Israelis were wounded by Arabs in a Palestinian parents from Lebanon. Hizb-ut-Tahrir (global jihad) has a presence in Denmark. They recently held a rally where they reportedly announced that all Jews everywhere were legitimate targets and wished death to them all. In the cutting-edge debate on fascism carried out by Left theorists and mainstream political scientists, there is debate about whether or not the Al Qaeda types are fascists or not. David Neiwert of Orcinus says that they are in error3

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  1. I used to be one of those “fascists only existed in Italy and Germany” people. In fact, if I really wanted to piss you off I’d say that fascists only existed in Italy. What drove me was being tired of hearing people use the term for any right wing political trend they didn’t like. Same deal with fundamentalism, a term referring to a specific historical movement, being used for any high-demand religious movement that couldn’t be labeled a “cult.” But I’ve come around on these terms. At least people basically have a good idea what you mean when you say them.
    The latest term to be used like this is “neoconservative,” meaning basically a Bushbot. But neoconservatism really is a term referring to a specific phenomenon, and most people who use it really have no clue what they mean.

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